Digitized Content from Elizabeth Ambrose Merrill Letter | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
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Digitized Content from Elizabeth Ambrose Merrill Letter
Date:
1837
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The digitized content of the Elizabeth Ambrose Merrill Letter consists of a letter from Elizabeth Ambrose Merrill to Anna Burnham of Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Writing from October 23 to November 8, 1837, Merrill described the events leading up to the murder of Elijah Lovejoy by an anti-abolition mob in Alton, Illinois.
The Elizabeth Ambrose Merril Letter was completely digitized in 2025. The item is available online at the University of Illinois Digital Library. A preservation copy of the item is available to IHLC and digital preservation staff at the Library Digital Repository:
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